Arrow
Films US May releases to include
Retaliation, Society, and Island of
Death
all
via MVD Entertainment Group
MVD Entertainment Group furthers the distribution of Arrow
Video in the US with a strong schedule of May titles...
Retaliation - Limited Edition
Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
In
1969 future sexploitation specialist Yasuharu Hasebe (Stray Cat Rock: Sex
Hunter)
teamed up with the inimitable Jô Shishido (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to
Kill)
for a follow up to their yakuza hit Massacre Gun.
A
tale of gang warfare that features a raft of the period's most iconic stars,
Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Flowers
and the Angry Waves)
is a yakuza lieutenant who emerges from jail to find his gang dispersed and his
aging boss in his sickbed. Shishido is the rival waiting to kill him and a
young Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) is the girl caught in the crossfire.
Gritty
and cynical, Retaliation is a hardboiled precursor to Kinji Fukasaku's
revisionist yakuza pictures of the 1970s.
Special
Edition Contents:
Limited
Edition Blu-ray (3000 copies only)
Restored
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation, on
Blu-ray for the first time in the world!
Original
uncompressed mono PCM audio
Newly
translated English subtitles
Brand
new interview with star Jô Shishido
Interview
with renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns
Original
theatrical trailer
Gallery
featuring rare promotional images
Reversible
sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan
Booklet
featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, newly
illustrated by Ian MacEwan and featuring original archive stills
Region:
A+B/1+2
Duration:
TBC
Language:
Japanese
Subtitles:
English
Audio:
Mono
B&W
Discs:
2
MSRP:
$39.95
Release Date: 5/12
Society - Dual Format
Blu-ray & DVD
Trailer: http://youtu.be/sEzMMJSkEHE
IT'S
ALL ABOUT FITTING IN
After
producing Stuart Gordon's hit Re-Animator, Brian Yuzna (Bride
of Re-Animator, Return
of the Living Dead III) turned his hand to directing with 1989's Society, and gave
birth to one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time.
Teenager
Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock) has always felt like the odd one out in his
wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. For some reason, he just doesn't
seem to fit in. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he
overhears a surreptitious audio recording of his sister's coming-out party,
which seems to implicate his family and others in a bizarre, ritualistic orgy.
And then there are the strange things he's been seeing - glimpses of people
with their bodies contorted impossibly out of shape... Is Billy going mad or is
there something seriously amiss in his neighbourhood?
Packing
stomach-churning grue and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure,Society is a biting horror
satire which culminates in one of the most leftfield, gag-inducing
"climaxes" in all of horror history - just don't eat beforehand!
Special
Edition Contents:
High
Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
Optional
English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
New
Audio Commentary with Director Brian Yuzna
Governor
Of Society with Brian Yuzna
The
Masters Of The Hunt with stars Billy Warlock, Devin Devasquez, Ben Meyerson and
Tim Bartell
The
Champions Of The Shunt with FX Artists Screaming Mad George, David Grasso and
Nick Benson
Screaming
Mad George music video
Reversible
sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
Collector's
booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive
stills and posters
Region:
Free
Duration:
99 mins
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English SDH
Aspect
Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio:
2.0
Colour
Discs:
2
MSRP:
$39.95
Release Date: 5/19
Island
of Death -
Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Trailer (warning,this is extreme!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEy9_YS5DVc
THE
LUCKY ONES GOT THEIR BRAINS BLOWN OUT!!
Welcome
to Mykonos, the holiday destination of choice for sun, sea and slaughter! From
cult director Nico Mastorakis, Island of Death is a travelogue of
atrocities with scenes so strong that the British Government was once compelled
to ban it as a "video nasty".
Arriving
on the idyllic Greek island, Christopher and Celia appear to be every inch the
perfect, handsome young couple. Little do the welcoming locals realise that
they are in fact a pair of murderous degenerates, determined to spread their
own particular brand of perversion across the island. DIY crucifixions,
opportunistic bestiality, sexual peeing and murder by all conceivable forms
ensue - including death by makeshift blowtorch, samurai sword, dump truck and
more!
Shocking,
brutal and totally politically incorrect in its outlook, Island of
Death is
a gruelling cinematic experience devised by director Mastorakis to out-do the
excesses of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which he was hugely
inspired by. Now fully uncut and newly-restored from the original negative,
fans can enjoy Island of Death in all its sleazy, lurid glory.
Special
Edition Contents:
Brand
new restoration from the original negative
High
Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
Optional
English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand
new interview with director Nico Mastorakis
The
Films of Nico Mastorakis - the director hosts this documentary covering his
varied career in cinema, including a look at Island of Death
Reversible
sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
Collector's
booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive
stills and posters
Region:
Free
Duration:
TBC
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English SDH
Aspect
Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio:
Mono
Colour
Discs:
2
MSRP:
$39.95
Release
Date: 5/26
Arrow's global reputation as one of the finest labels in the world has
come about through consistent high quality product and a focus on fan-based
products always at its core. This includes a major investment on restoring
original material through modern techniques as well as pioneering packaging
solutions and newly commissioned artwork for each release.
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